'Like any good team they're not in first place because they're a one- or two-man team,'' IU coach Tom Crean said of Michigan State.

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Terry Hutchens
| The Indianapolis Star

Tom Crean has mixed emotions every time he faces Tom Izzo on the basketball court.

He said on one hand you always want to face the best coaches in the business, and the veteran Michigan State coach is clearly in that class. Izzo is in his 18th season at Michigan State and has a 429-172 record.

On the other hand, Crean said he doesn't enjoy going up against someone he has that much of a friendship with or that much history. ...